VoteMatch Responses (Click here for VoteMatch quiz)
VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports reproductive rights & stem-cell research: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports public funding for abortion services: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Apply affirmative action to state college & state employment: Strongly Favors topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+5 points on Social scale)	1986: Formed Moderate Party to oppose religious right in GOP: Strongly Opposes topic 4 Don't use religion to justify discrimination: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports universal health care: Strongly Favors topic 5 Opposes repealing mandated health insurance: Strongly Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Eliminate the cap to pay for expanding program: Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	More funds for teacher salary & school buildings: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Clean up former industrial sites; fund more open space: Strongly Opposes topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Supports concealed carry; focus on criminals and kids: Strongly Favors topic 10 Supports restrictions on right to bear arms: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Tax cuts for the rich threw surplus into the toilet: Strongly Favors topic 11 Supports increasing income tax rates: Strongly Favors topic 11 Opposes eliminating the death tax: Favors topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Fair trade as opposed to free trade: Strongly Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale)	F-35 fighter: the defense project too big to kill: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Restrict campaign donations from all sources; & vote online: Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale)	Bush's Iraq invasion was catalyst that made ISIS possible: Strongly Favors topic 17 Remove troops from Iraq as rapidly as safe: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Promote alternative fuels; but open parts of ANWR: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	End the war on drugs: Strongly Opposes topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)